Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Myrmeciza	Diclidurus
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador